Entertainment

Premier FM Celebrates Fuji Legend Barrister

By Web News 279

By Oluwakayode Banjo

In a bold move to preserve Nigeria’s indigenous music heritage, Radio Nigeria’s Premier FM Ibadan staged a vibrant Fuji music concert at Thikadol Event Center and Hotel, Oni and Sons area of Ibadan.

The concert, tagged “Barristermania 2025,” celebrated the enduring legacy of the late Fuji icon, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde “Barrister,” while providing a stage to discover and nurture emerging talents within the Fuji music industry.

Opening the event, the General Manager, Premier FM Ibadan, Mr Olusegun Ogunjobi, explained that the concert also aimed to honour individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of Fuji music.

In his welcome address, the Zonal Director, Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station, Mr Dominic Mokikan, represented by the Deputy Director, Sports and Outside Broadcast Department, Dr Abiodun Ogidan, reaffirmed the station’s commitment to talent discovery as a means of strengthening Nigeria’s entertainment industry.

Chairman of the occasion and President, Omo Ajorosun Club, Engineer Sunday Gbenjo, applauded Radio Nigeria for sustaining the Fuji tradition and urged musicians to emulate the discipline and creativity of the late Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde “Barrister,” whose music continues to stand the test of time.

The event came alive with electrifying performances by various artistes, including Habeeb Olunde Fuji, alongside the presentation of awards to outstanding contributors in the entertainment industry.

Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle

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Health

1,000 to Benefit from Breast Cancer Free Screening in Oyo

By Web News 789

In order to reduce the prevalence of breast cancer, a non-governmental organization, Filling in the Gaps Outreach, FIGS,  is to conduct breast cancer-free screening for one thousand residents of Ajia in Ona Ara local government area of Oyo State.

The Chairman, Board of Trustee of FIGS, Engineer Sunday Gbenjo stated this during a congratulatory visit to the Zonal Director of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN Ibadan Zonal Station, Mrs Bolatito Joseph.

Engineer Gbenjo explained that the free screening for women in the selected community formed part of the first quarter activities of 2022.

The BOT chairman said apart from the one thousand women that would benefit from the breast cancer-free screening, orphans, the less privileged, the girl child and poor women would be empowered at Moniya in Akinyele local government soon.

Engineer Gbenjo also pledged to donate a camera that would enable the Frcn Ibadan ZD to monitor activities in her office.

Reacting, the Zonal Director, FRCN, Ibadan Zonal Station Mrs Bolatito Joseph, who is also the media director of the organization, said the organization had impacted on the less privileged members of the society.

Mrs Joseph appreciated FIGS members for the congratulatory visit.

High point of the visit was the presentation of a portrait to the Zonal Director.

Rotimi Famakin